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Examples of inedible in a Sentence
The steak was overcooked, but not inedible.
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Although inedible to humans, Bradford pear trees do produce fruit; which is the reason why so many of them sprout all over Tennessee and the rest of the country.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 18 Mar. 2024
If a home chef still has leftover food, or inedible scraps from certain ingredients, composting can be a good option to keep waste from ending up in landfills.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Nov. 2024
The following squash varieties, Peters says, mostly have inedible skinsl some can be eaten with some preparation.
—Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
The essentially inedible, toothless-grin-bearing, orange orb fruit that graces so many front stoops this time of year is a bit of a plant breeding anomaly.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1786, in the meaning defined above
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“Inedible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inedible. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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inedible
adjective
in·ed·i·ble
(ˈ)in-ˈed-ə-bəl
: not fit or safe for eating
inedible mushrooms
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